Patrick Ewing missed the morning shootaround at the Garden yesterday as he stayed overnight in Boston to be with his ill father, Carl.

Ewing actually had to be pulled off the team bus late Monday night at the FleetCenter to be told his father was ill. According to a Sonic official, Ewing’s father got hot flashes after the Sonic-Celtics game and had to go to the hospital.

“He’s doing fine,” Ewing said last night. “He’s doing better.”

Ewing admitted he didn’t get much sleep Monday night and felt tired before his emotional homecoming.